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Far Eastern Agriculture - Untitled Article

Far Eastern Agriculture

In case of agriculture machines such as tractors, electrification presents some unique challenges. Energy consumption The first challenge is that the use case of tractors is incredibly energy-intensive. For the most part, the purpose of a tractor is to drag machinery through a field.

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Diesel-powered tractors replaced horse-powered plows, and synthetic nitrogen fertilizers replaced their manure. Department of Agriculture programs encouraged their adoption with financial assistance that enabled big purchases like tractors as well as smaller annual purchases of newly improved hybrid corn seeds.

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